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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 23, 2017 11:41 AM
OK, I'm sure that even i have asked this same question sometime over the years, but I'd be a t a loss to try to find it on here, therefore ...
I am running out of my ECCO film cleaner. What kind of cleaner I want to find is this ...
Which film cleaner is BEST at not only cleaning you're films, but also at filling in hair-line scratches on film?
This ecco seesm to be made more of alcohol than anything else and quite frankly, it's always made me wonder that with every cleaning i do, I'm drying out the film further, as it has a strong alcohol base to it.
So, i want to find a film cleaner that really lubricates a film, makes it stronger and longer lasting ...
any suggestions, friends? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted June 23, 2017 08:12 PM
Osi, the problem with FilmGuard (buy it on through Amazon) is it's SO expensive. The blessing of FilmGuard is that it does exactly what you described using a very modest quantity, and so it lasts for years unless you're doing 35mm. Amazing for cleaning residues or embedded dirt as well as lubricating mag tracks, and unlike WD40 and silicone-containing products, leaves no problematic residue behind.
I've tried several things, and other products have their uses, but for day-to-day cleaning, prepping, and line removal, it's FilmGuard.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 28, 2017 11:54 AM
Well, I've used this one bottle of ECCO for about 5 years, and it's getting close to it's end. The main problem with it, is that it appears to be mostly alcohol based and I'm afraid it might be drying the film as it cleans them, which in the long run, isn't good for films, hence the desire for a really good lubricating film cleaner. I will try film-guard.
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Will Trenfield
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 506
From: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Registered: Mar 2016
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posted June 29, 2017 08:07 AM
Janice, I use a film editor, dip a #2 artist's brush into the Filmguard and apply it to both sides of the film between the reels. I then lightly sandwich the film between a piece of cotton cloth, using my thumb and index finger, and wind about 100' of film through. The process is repeated, until the end of the film, using a different part of the cloth each time. When I rewind the film, I sandwich it again with the cloth to mop up any surplus. Filmguard is expensive to buy in bulk but goes a long way. I've cleaned several thousand feet of film with just 5ml. You can get it in small quantities if you browse the web for it.
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